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Self-catering apartments in Assisi's town center and nearby countryside.Sat, 22 Oct 2016 20:05:07 +0000hourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.1By: Annahttp://www.brigolante.com/blog/2010/05/losing-religion-finding-god/#comment-174
Sun, 08 Jun 2014 19:28:31 +0000http://www.brigolante.com/?p=780#comment-174Goosebumps!
]]>By: Joanna Hamilhttp://www.brigolante.com/blog/2010/05/losing-religion-finding-god/#comment-173
Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:47:34 +0000http://www.brigolante.com/?p=780#comment-173The title caught my eye and your writing always draws me in. Lovely piece. Even the word “religion” has become an anethma to me these days, but you give it grace in this piece. Water! Water forever!
]]>By: Sarah Weinerhttp://www.brigolante.com/blog/2010/05/losing-religion-finding-god/#comment-172
Wed, 13 Apr 2011 15:44:22 +0000http://www.brigolante.com/?p=780#comment-172Well said! I grew up with absolutely no religion. Just the awareness that we were Jewish and that was why my mother’s family came to the US from Austria in 1938. I’ve always found what I think others’ refer to as spirituality in the beauty of nature…and, well I guess anything else that I observe which affects me in some way. As some one who has always felt a bit naive regarding the need for organized worship, I really appreciate your take on it! Thank you.
]]>By: rebeccahttp://www.brigolante.com/blog/2010/05/losing-religion-finding-god/#comment-171
Wed, 09 Jun 2010 20:34:15 +0000http://www.brigolante.com/?p=780#comment-171@Amy..thanks for your feedback. I’ve noticed that this seems to be common thread that runs through the expat experience, regardless of where you’ve lived overseas.
]]>By: Amy Nhttp://www.brigolante.com/blog/2010/05/losing-religion-finding-god/#comment-170
Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:17:02 +0000http://www.brigolante.com/?p=780#comment-170Perfectly, beautifully expressed. As someone who grew up in three different cultures, I totally agree with you that the only way to truly appreciate where you are is to have been somewhere else.
]]>By: Marybethhttp://www.brigolante.com/blog/2010/05/losing-religion-finding-god/#comment-169
Thu, 13 May 2010 15:51:30 +0000http://www.brigolante.com/?p=780#comment-169Rebecca,
grazie mille for your thoughtful response. You’ve made many good points. I think it’s the idea of “no back door” that gets to me. My interest in living in Italy is to truly understand another language and culture, but I’m beginning to think that it’s likely to be an impossible task. My Italian friends have opened my eyes to the reality of how truly spoiled Americans are, myself included, by the wealth of choices that most of us have grown up with. We can’t escape our heritage, nor can they escape theirs, it seems. But at least we can strive to understand each other better, share each other’s wisdom, pain and joy, and be grateful for the process, which inevitably fosters transformation. And since it’s the beauty of Italy that draws most of us there in the first place, why not savor it? Ti ringrazio tanto for your eloquent insights into Italian life, and your willingness to share your experiences.
]]>By: rebeccahttp://www.brigolante.com/blog/2010/05/losing-religion-finding-god/#comment-168
Thu, 13 May 2010 09:26:10 +0000http://www.brigolante.com/?p=780#comment-168Thanks, Jen…I am finding through this post that the sticky spirituality question is something common to many, though so intimate that it doesn’t get brought up often.
]]>By: rebeccahttp://www.brigolante.com/blog/2010/05/losing-religion-finding-god/#comment-167
Thu, 13 May 2010 09:24:16 +0000http://www.brigolante.com/?p=780#comment-167Jennifer….idem. I am so glad, on my part, that I found your blog through Michelle, which I am enjoying immensely. Michelle is like the Yenta of the blogging world…good match!
]]>By: Jen of a2eatwritehttp://www.brigolante.com/blog/2010/05/losing-religion-finding-god/#comment-166
Wed, 12 May 2010 19:51:13 +0000http://www.brigolante.com/?p=780#comment-166I found this post via Michelle – I am so with you on all of this. It’s something I’m trying to focus on each day and in the face of too many in my life who wear their religion on their sleeve.